botanist

[ bot-n-ist ]

noun

1. a specialist in botany.

Word History and Origins

Origin of botanist¹

1675–85; botan ( ism ) botany (< Greek botanismós, equivalent to botán ( ē ) plant + -ismos -ism ) + -ist

Example Sentences

"As a plant recorder I find this service indispensable," explained botanist Heather Garrett.

From BBC

In the latest study, botanists recorded the plants eaten by western lowland gorillas in Gabon's Moukalaba-Doudou National Park.

From BBC

A botanist from UC Riverside noticed the tree in the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times

Regardless of what they proved or didn’t, the amateur botanist in him had diligently cared for the plant, feeding it fertilizer with amino acids.

From Los Angeles Times

As for the Key Largo tree cactus, "This is the first of many losses likely to be suffered in the coming decades," research botanist Jimmy Lange told Salon.

From Salon

Related Words

• biologist
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• environmentalist
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